Fun visual spectacle with heart

Rating: 10/10 (26 September 2013)

Pacific Rim is a fun visual spectacle with lots of heart and soul poured into it. Best movie of 2013. Guilermo Del Toro wrote a poem to our childhood awe at monsters and heroes. I'm sorry for anyone who didn't get it.
Plot: It's the story of a world being threatened by powerful external forces and the human resilience rising to fight against it. Instead of the brain dead grim pessimism of the dark, gritty movies of today we finally get a story where we can see some hope humanity can rise above its own pettiness and become better.
Characters: Its easy for characters to be engulfed and forgotten when larger than life events occur but in Pacific Rim their personalities rise against the tide and do not let themselves disappear. Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba) and Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi/Mana Ashida) are great and powerful characters. Newton Geiszler (Charlie Day) steals the show, he's just amazing. Even the piloted robots have personality here.
Effects: Just perfect. The Robots and monsters are completely convincing and visceral. They are beautiful and creative. The Robots' control room are very creative as is the concept of drifting.
Overall this a work of love that deserves to be appreciated by anyone that still have a beating heart and a creative mind. It'll awe you.